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68 Year Old Grandmother Tasered In Ohio
Allen Gwinn 2005-12-07 20:47 Dallas Police
In a classic case of "he should-a known it would make national news headlines," Franklin Ohio Police Lieutenant Wayne Bowling nailed 68-year-old Beverly Kidwell with his taser. Kidwell got tired of waiting in the lobby to be arrested on an assault warrant. According to Franklin Police (who are preparing a press release), Kidwell apparently tried to leave and that's when Bowling drew his taser and fired. Five times. Surveillance pictures show Bowling shooting Kidwell while she was seated on a bench. Kidwell was taken to an area hospital. Fire him on the spot
Michael Davis 2005-12-08 09:43
There's no press release that can mitigate this. Incomprehensible! Yeah, she was a real threat. Yeah right. This is worse than HP cops who were ordered to cuff the 90-year old grandmother last year. As a victim of police brutality and threats as a youth, my opinion may be tainted but I believe this happens more than it's reported. Here's something to think about - how many times do people get tasered and no one sees it, there is no videotape, and no witnesses are present? Contrary to your belief no
KOP8456 2005-12-08 17:19
Contrary to your belief no one has to see it. Every time we use the taser on someone it records the date, time , and duration of the "shock". If there was something inappropriate about the way it was used the Taser will let IAD know. Taser records
Allen Gwinn 2005-12-08 20:01
Just out of curiosity, is this on all tasers? Does IAD review each and every taser discharge (or only if someone complains)? Is this policy pretty much nationwide? Hey, I know I complain about the way we do lots of things here in Dallas, but at least we've never tasered a grandmother that I know of! States and Local Governments still control.
Chad Smith 2005-12-09 01:43
Taser policy is set by each individual department. There is no national policy for the Taser. The Federal government would have a difficult time reconciling the various criminal codes of the 50 states. Each Taser discharge is documented. The chain of command reviews the usage of the Taser. If a violation is found, a referral is made to IAD. The only other way that IAD would be involved would be from a direct complaint by a citizen. |
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